The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-25
BEAUT7FUL HALLS HERE
TIE Most Expensive Parts OF New York
swell Residences.

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the biggest, tho most imposing, the c~ostliest.
and by long odds the handsomest apartmentin
a modern New York house Of the FIRST rank.
New Workers. OF wealth and taste have entirely
abandoned the straight hall Of tho narrow
block house. where the stairs go straight MP
and the narrow passage to the back parlor and
basement stairs goes straight back. Instead
they have made the hall the central feature OF
the establishment, to which. II necessary,
everything else Is subordinated.
There is no woman in New York who has had
q better chance to demonstrate what she can
do with o hall than Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Tit
house that Henry Willard built before his fall
ure. and over which she now presides. has a
hall big enough lmost to build again inside Of.
1t runs north and south through the est ablish-
ment, is not less than 20 feet high, and is en-
tirely OF marble-marble walls. marble mosaic
ceilings. marble tessellated floor, baronial in
its size End its cold magniacsnce, ......
furniture. has shown admirable judgment in
large spirit OF the architecture, and yet has
made the big place as warm looking and as
h nss S e as s Is possible . snaI, in T dealing im with = o pal,
binary room, is Of wrought iron. with wrought
tho days before there were mantels.. There is
a nsss; and g S 3 Ee i.ys s ssryea o afsins set ths 9 4laSni
idea Of ths TaiiIyins point q thes famiiy retSiners.
run to FSTkts fn rugs s. and there GeSss are e' Bears yp pelts,
black and brown and white, long haired and
appropriate. suggestion OF comfort and cover
Ing. Big high doorways open into big high
tapestrffed Sansin saa but 1.-THE the a general Sart efsct IL Il
not frittered, away by any mere prettiness or
pIS'. smnno . y o fSof Mon William n w,,.,.r,,
street, has as pretty a hall as any in New York.
alities in building were far less common than
The hall which Mrs. Whitney has furnished,
s e56d d dnto which was put u good share Of the
Of the house last year. is Father broad than
deep. 1t has an irregular outline. and at the
yith, several landings. Of Beautiful carved wood
bb aliane the MD finest Wtbt,hhninagS Of h Its sort t in the city. /
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BBefe;w t the s has aapsfb5 eRi hsniff e bssi On T. the sp Tf n
There are, stained glass effects. in the hall. a
costly clock, many pictures. and It is a cosey,
ness OF f,rpn ,hSsi IN spite Oh its size and rich
mi NJ | = f ;S!@siH'es Vanderbilt. on the opposite
conventional manner. It i IS 6ieesr than n, the
Mhl tI,St 6 nal The but IN nq + Sc Ts sua%pttH9p Rayi iarrn finished
an AZ English art %journa! as the finest in America. !
I adIs in y H. a v Vase q RUSSIAN y sI nj, mSlachite set in
asnythinE in the Vanderbilt houses is dwaried BY
entrance is an arch Of huge stones
G G',sbt % bbs s e. q heavy ! WI iron gate. It looks as i It
Would II The b u Tr" laWs' p ePa RetnSf fst y
that yaWning archway your carriage disap-
and the hall. when you have mounted them, is
q vast and cavernous place with heavy cary-
i aassm apa e to make m T. Iao TG Iixab I. d ans + all all
tremely, magnificent, but not like o home.
Mrs; !; Coleman Drayton has the reputation
devoted herself to her hall with equal. zeal. It
Is one Of the most successful halls in New York.
house; ono of the most noticeable OF the newer
block houses on the avenue. 1t is not above so
fie IS Sr 1sSi xi eocm est Of the bSe hia ias Ti n1SsSr fSssl1 <
q pretty apartment, prettily furnished. with
the . same Mb regard rd to a harmony Of materials and
Sem g. much ~ Sttssa5iep , i being paid to hall arehl-
lay So much stress on hall deeora atse t inme the he
mistresses Of mansions with the old-iashioned
appearance; OF, at least. to disguise the narrow
passage and the pon-nsthetic front staircase
ey r1Sh ya oa By po hanS a'E TSi, the h = f sI%n 2, The
y yIss a y & a pretty one: Mrs: Cyrus u: Fiji has has
used 1t to advantage In the big Field house In
@s i t i Psr throw An q ! bfsad Sfis andi %sq Into ssf tSe
stair near the bottom and approach 1t BY one
The house Of Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts and
the BELMONT house. which. stand on adjacent
These. with the city house which Mrs. George
did; are relics 81 the days before land Was st Dr.
wide. spacious. with broad. straight stairways
and witt. modern oak furnishing, but strictly Of
the old-fashioned order, without features"
ana not Intended for family gathering places.
In the most homelike sense Of tho word. II the
mouse Is narrow there is a small reception room
IN front, with a narrow entrance hall running
f Hnfk Width ID Inc Of s the Gouse hal Fb Th hail, oiG S oPs pr tae
ty example Of which l am thinking. is furnished
az the family sitting room. 1t has an open fire,
with carved over mantel on one side facing the
an upright clock, Turkish Competing, ioungIne
chairs. and book strewn centre table, etaoare
5ric-a-brac. paintings and etchings, every
tNnas geo. OF constant daily oecupatlep. The
Is the most attractive spot In the house.
frst Il flo oEA as n. the dn,n kn 20 s1vs R Sp sse
on the second floor. Whether the hall be BIZ
or little. Its furnishing is a thing to which its
Is giving much attention nowadays.
70 be quite perfect 1t should be done up in old
room Of chairs. 1t should have a biz oak table.
smaller ono to hold the silver salver on which
guests card is taken to the lady Of the house,
s sbina ,s Tba h sh94 10 pc 9ak. polished tn it
luence as tho drawing rooms.
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